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put fish/coral in plastic bag wait for water to be the same as tank water then slowly start adding water into the bag then when you've added enough water fpr the salinity to be the same 1 hour to 1:30 for fish and bit longer for inverts because they more sensitive to water changes

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I just put the fish/coral bag in the sump for about 30min to equalize the temp then I put the fish into a bucket with airline with one of those air restrictors on the end and let it drip slowly into the bucket. I do this for about a hour

If its coral I put it into a very small container afterwards with a small pump and put coralrx in for 10min

Just curiosity, as I know marine prefers to be dripped over a rather long time too.@Snoek - you actually have me excited about tomorrow now! Looking forward to it, and for special blend now already too!!!

Like I said before: I dont know it all but what I do works. @charl stanhope and @DaneG what is your feedback here?

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I do the standard equalize the temp by putting the bag in the tank then move the LS to a darkened bucket and drip them with an airline with few knots in it I use some prime and stability, as for special blend, well I can def vouch for the product, I use it in all my systems and always have some in case of emergencies. @Snoek has been my go to for advice for a long time and I have learnt loads from him he ran an awesome system healthy and flourishing and I know his new one will be a stunner

So the general consensus is just a airline and drip (airhoses, buckets, and so forth)... I suppose it will be a matter of experience to determine how fast to drip and for how long, dependant on species? I mean there's no point in driping for 2 hours if you're only going to change 10% of the water, or dripping for 3 hours, if you're going to change 500% of the water. Or am I missing something?

I also use Prime and Stability (Clarity as needed). Snoek (together with some reading of my own) has pretty much convinced me on special blend too - going to see if I can get some tomorrow depending on how far I will have to drive to get it.

Just going to make one or two calls to a few of my better LFS (definately not the one we chatted about - I want to forget about that chapter). If they don't actually have it in stock so that I can go and pick it up, I will make a plan to order from a sponcer and get it shipped to me.

EDIT: If you happen to have a bottle laying arround - I would ofcourse gladly take it off your hands too!